1 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/net/sched/act_police.c b/net/sched/act_police.c
index 5c72a116b1a4..f8f047b61245 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_police.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_police.c
@@ -183,13 +183,6 @@ override:
                 if (R_tab == NULL)
                         goto failure;
 
-                if (!est && (ret == ACT_P_CREATED ||
-                             !gen_estimator_active(&police->tcf_bstats,
-                                                   &police->tcf_rate_est))) {
-                        err = -EINVAL;
-                        goto failure;
-                }
-
                 if (parm->peakrate.rate) {
                         P_tab = qdisc_get_rtab(&parm->peakrate,
                                                tb[TCA_POLICE_PEAKRATE]);
@@ -205,6 +198,12 @@ override:
                                             &police->tcf_lock, est);
                 if (err)
                         goto failure_unlock;
+        } else if (tb[TCA_POLICE_AVRATE] &&
+                   (ret == ACT_P_CREATED ||
+                    !gen_estimator_active(&police->tcf_bstats,
+                                          &police->tcf_rate_est))) {
+                err = -EINVAL;
+                goto failure_unlock;
         }
 
         /* No failure allowed after this point */